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I care s rea ISAAC 'JIRCILLEY, OF POUGHKEEPS IE, NEW YORK. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS. TO MO LINE PLOW COMPANY, INCORPORATED, 013 MOLINE, ILLINOIS, A

CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

TRACTOR CONNECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

Application filed July 17,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC TROLLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkee sic, in the county of Dutchess and State of eW York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tractor Connections for Agricultural Implements, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying l0 drawing.

This invention relates to means for connec'ting agricultural implements to tractors so that the implement will trail behind the tractor in the passage of the latter through v the field, and more particularly the invention has reference to the connection of grain binders to tractors, the objects of the invention being to prevent the weight or downdra of the tractor from being imposed on the liinder; and to enable the binder frame to be rocked or tilted relative to the tractor to adjust the height of the cutter bar. These and other objects and advantages 1 accomplish by the improved construction and arrangement of the parts to be particularly described in the specification to follow, and the novel features of which will be pointed out in the ap ended claims. 1

he tractor hereindisclosed and to which my improvements are peculiarly applicable, consists/of a power unit supported by two power driven traction wheels, and having a rearwardly extending beam or frame memher, which latter is supported so as to pre- 85 serve the horizontal equilibrium of the power unit. by means of a supporting truck capable of certain limited movements relative to the power unit, the draft-of the power unit being applied to the, truck. and through the medium of the truck. applied ,tb-j-the implement to be hauled. The conirfol ofthe tractor'by the ,driver is effected from the usual drivers seat on the impleinentgby means of appropriate controllin devices supported 'by the implement, and from which suitable operating rods extend forwardly to the mechanism of the tractor, the said controlling levers and devices being detachable from the implement'and being applied to the tractor and operated by the driver from a seat on the tractor, when the implement is connected to the tractor for transportation,- or when the tractor is dis- 1918. Serial No. 245,410.

connected. from the implement and used independently thereof. In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l, is a perspective view of the rear portion of a tractor andthe stubble end of a gram binder, showing the two connected invention for operashown in F 3 with certain parts removed.

Fig. .3 is a sectional elevation on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan 'vieW on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a similar view with the parts in a different position. I

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the bindencon'nected with the tractor for trans portation.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale partly in section, showing the connec-\ tion of the tractor. with the binder when the latter is transported by the tractor.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view showing one of the latches for holding the connecting frame in place on the grain platform.

Fig. 12 is a transverse section on the line 12-12 of Fi .510.

Referring to the drawings: 4

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 8, 1 indicates a tractor consisting of a power unit and a supporting truck 2. Thepower unit. is operated preferably by a gas'engine mounted in a'frame l supported y two power operated traction wheels 1*, extending from which frame is a horizontal beam or frame bar 1, the forward end of which is in the form of a yoke l pivoted to the frame 1. on a vertical axis so that the frame may swing horizontally relatively to the beam. Carried by the beam is a horizontal rotary pinion 3 which meshes with a horizontal rack 4- lixed to the frame, 1 and curved from a centre coincident with the axis of the yoke, the rotation of the pinion, assuming that the beam is held against lateral motion, causing 105 the frame 1 and parts of the power unit carried thereby to turn relatively to the beam, by which means the guiding of the tractor is effected. The pinion is operated by an operating shaft 5 suitably gearedto the pinion as at 6 and extending rearwardly within reach of the driver, as will be mole particularly described hereinafter.

The supporting truck 2 extends beneath the beam 1 and supports the same, thereby fixed between the bars, upon which pins arerespectively mounted so'as to rock and slide thereon, the lower ends of two arms 10 and 10 depending from the beam 1 respectively at its front and rear. By this means the truck frame is capable of a limited motion relative to the beam both in a fore and aft direction, in which action the pins 9 will slide back and forth through the lower ends of the arms 10 and 10, and about, a fore and aft axis, in which action the pins 9 will rock or turn in the arms as will be more particularly described hereinafter. The rear end of the truck frame is supported from the ground by two truck wheels 11 journaled on a horizontal axle 12 carried in a yoke or frame 13 pivoted on a vertical axis as at 14 to a hanger strap 15 connected fixedly to the lower ends of the rear vertical bars 2 of the truck frame, The outer extremities of the axle are formed with vertical holes in which extend the rear downwardly turned ends of two fore and aft rods 16 whose forward ends are pivoted on vertical arms as at 16 to a hanger bracket 17 fixed to the frame 1 of the power unit, the pivotal connection of the rods with the bracket being on opposite sides of the axis of the yoke 1 As a result of this construction and arrangement, when the frame of the power unit is turned relative to the beam 1- in steering the tractor, the

truck wheels will be swiveled Or turned in the same direction as shown in Fig. 7, thereby effecting a quick and short turn of the machine.

The draft of the power unit is transmitted to the truck by means of a draft rod or link 18 having its rear end turned downwardly and entered loosely in a hole in a horizonta. bracket plate 19 fixed between the lower horizontal bars 2 of thetruck frame at the front. This draft rod extends forwardly and is pivoted by means of a vertical pivot pin to a clevis 20 which in turn is pivotally connected by meansof a horizontal pivot pin to the lower end of a draft arm 21 dependin from the yoke 1.

To adapt the tractor for connection with certain forms of farm implements, for instance a grain binder 22 as shown in the accompanying drawings to pull the same through the field for operation on the grain, a draft member in the form of a stub ton ue 23 is provided which is pivoted at its orward end by means of a horizontal pivot bolt 24 between the two front vertical bars 2 of the truck frame near the lower ends of said bars, the said. tongue extending rearwardly between the rear bars of the truck frame and beyond the same where it is connected pivotally by means of a horizontal pivot pin 25 with the frame of the binder in a manner similar to the connection of the nsualdraft tongue therewith. In connection with this draft member or stub tongue as the means for applying the 1 draft of the tractor to the binder frame, I

employ two side draft bars 26 whose forward ends are ivoled to the truckframe on the pivot bo t 24 before alluded to, and which draft bars diverge rearwardly and have their rear ends widely separated and pivotally connected by horizontal pivot pins 27 respectively between two pairs of ears 28 on the binder frame, the axes of the pivot pins 27 and the pivot pin 25 being in substantially horizontal coincidence as shown more particularly in Fig. 6. Due to this pivotal connection of the binder frame with the truck frame, the binder frame and consequently the grain platform may be rocked or tilted about the transverse axes of the bull and grain wheels, which tilting action will be in relation to the tractor andwill raise platform adjusting member or lever 28 (Figs. 1 and 3) pivoted near its lower end on a horizontal axis as at 29 to a fixed part of the binder frame alongside a segment frame 30 fixed to the elevator frame at its front, the lever being provided with the usual locking latch (not shown) to engage between the teeth of the segment frame and thereby hold the lever and connected parts in their different adjusted positions. The lower extremity of the lever is pivoted to the upper ends of two upright links 31 extending at their lower ends on opposite sides of the stub tongue 23 near its rear end and pivotally connected thereto by a horizol pivot bolt By pushing the; lever forwardly, the binder frame will ibe'tilted on the axes of the bull/and grain wheels, which will raise the front of the platform and cutter bar, the stub tongue in this action moving upwardly with i the connected parts; and by pulling the lever rearwardly these movements will be reversed, the lever being retained in its 'ad-' =justed position by locking the same to the egment frame. 'lliese adjustments a sfbefore statedizire in relation to the, tractor, the'eiitire weight ofthe same bein borne conjointly by the front \tractioniv'vheels 1" and the rear truck wheels 11, and by'lreason of the pivotal connection of the binder with the tractor, which allows the two to move up and down relatively to each other in passing 5 over uneven ground, siicli'weight is not iniwposed on the binder frame, the latter as it trails behind the tractor,- being subject only to the draft pull of the.poiver unit exerted through the truck. 7

The control of the tract r niechanisinby this driver is etfecte(l froin the usual driv'ers se. [Bil-on the binder Saline, by control devites in the form of lejersJS I. :iiid 36 for controlling the clutch. gear shaft; and gas,

and the hand wheels filT-clonnected with an extension 5 of tlie's'lia ,a;foi' guiding the (tractor. This extension "shaft has a.- bearing near its outer end iii-an arm 5 extending upwardly from a frame or support designated generally 38. The control levers have operating rods 34, 35 and 36? connected with them and extending to the tractor mechanism, said levers-are mounted on the support 38 which has e base plate 38 seated on a fiat ibracket plzite F39" and detachably and bracket plate, where connctetit"theretd'i'by means of fastening bo'lts lOlex'tend-ing throu h the base plate by the support is readily detachable from the bracket plate.

'rlhe'ends of the bracket plate are extended downwardly around and beneath the edges of a fixed guide plate 4] by which means the support carrying ;the control levers is capable of a sliding. movement relative to the binder frame in a fore 'and aft direction, the

purpose of which willT-presently appear.

The guide plate 41 is sustainedfixedly in position in front of the drive'r.s seat by means of a standard 42 extending upwardly from the lixcd seat pipejitd and "is fixedly braced from the binder f me by suitable brace rods. The base p 38 of the support 38 has projecting upwardly from it a fixed stud l t (see Fig, '4) on which is loosely mounted a collar ta' provided with pins 46 projecting outwardly therefrom, which pins I extend loosely tl irough a yoke 47 011 the rear lend of a rod or link v48 ,.whereby a. gimbal or universal joint is formed between the link and the supporting frame-38. The link has to a plate 49 (see Fig. 2) seated on the beam 1 and "clamped adjustably in place thereon by clamping plates 50 seated against the under sides of the projecting ends of the plate 49 and detachably fastened thereto by bolts 51, the said clamping plates extending inwardly and bearing against the under sides of edge flanges 52 on the beam,

The supporting frame 38 sliding on the uide plate ll and tied to the tractor beam y the link 48 connected with the beam and frame by universal joints, permits the trac tor and binder frame to move relatively to each other both vertically, horizontally and sidewise in the travel of the machine over uneven ground, and in the adjustments of the binder frame relatively to the tractor, without bringing strain to bear on the connecting rods between the controlling levers and the mechanism of the tractor, while at ,the same time the link 48, maintains the f tractor and the support for the controlling levers a constant distance apart irrespective "of the changing relations and distance between the binder frame and tractor. The connecting rods 34?, 35" and. 36 and the extension of the operating shaft 5 are guided and supported between their ends "in the long stretch bGllWQBIltllG tractor and controlling levers, by means of a vertical guide plate 52 fixed to the upper end of an arm extending upwardly from and fixed to the link 48 andprovided with holes through which the'rods and shaft loosely extend. The connecting rods 3%, 35 and 36 are formed each of a forward section and a rear extension section "which are connected together detachably, so that the extensions may be removed when the controlling levers are transferred to the tractor, as will be presently described. 4

The form, construction and arrangement of the parts above described, for'the attachn'ient of the binder frame to the tractor in operative position and the control of inoperative position to the. tractor for transportation. iVhen so-connected the driver controls the tractor from a seat on the tractor as shown in Figs. 8 to 12 inclusive, the supporting fran'ie 38 for the controlling levers being transferred from the binder frame to the beam 1 of the tractor, and a special connecting frame being provided for attaching the grain platform of the binder to the tractor truck.

In making this change for the tation of the hinder. the side draft bars 26 are disconnected at their rear ends from the binder frame, likewise the rear end of the stub tongue 23; and the lower ends of the links 31 are disconnected from the stub tongue.

transpor- Also the extension sections of the connecting rods 35, 36 and 37 and shaft are disconnected from the forward ortions of said members, and disconnected a so from the controlling levers and hand wheel. The link 48 is disconnected at its rear end from the bracket plate 39 by lifting thecollar 45 from the stud let thereon, and the plate 49 to which the opposite end of the rod is j ointedis disconnected from the beam 1. The base plate 38* of the supporting frame 38 carrying the control levers, 18 now unbolted from the bracket plate 39 and the frame 38 removed and transferred to the beam 1 in which it is seated and clamped firmly in position by the clamping plates 50 before alluded to. The rear ends of the forward portions of the connecting rods 35, etc., are connected with the respective control levers and the hand wheel 37 applied to the rear end of the shaft 5. The parts will now appear as shown in Fig. 8. The binder frame being now free from the tractor, it is turned around so that the grain end of the platform will be next the tractor. The opposite end of the binder is elevated to lift the bull wheel off the ground, and the two transport wheels Fig. 8) are applied as usual to sup ort the mine at this end. The grain en of the platform is now attached to the tractor' by means of a special supporting and connecting member shown more particularly in Figs. 9 and 10, and comprising an open rectangular frame 61 referabl formed of angle iron and consisting of 'si e bars 61- and 61 and end bars 61 and 61, which bars are connected fixedly together. at their ends to form a unitary frame structure. This connecting frame is of a form to extend beneath the end of the platform and to be connected therewith in such position as to project horizontally beyond the same and surround the grain wheel X as shown in Fig. 10. To adapt the connecting frame to be readily and speedily attached to the platform frame and to be detached therefrom, a rearwardly extending arm 62 is fixed to the frame bars 61 and 61 and is adapted, when the connecting frame is in position, to extend in a hole 63 in a crom bar 64 on the latform'frame, by which means the rear en of the connecting frame is supported. The two side bars 61 and 61 near their forward ends have fixed to them lugs 65 which bear against the rear side of a transverse bar 66 fixed to the platform frame, and forward of these lugsthti said side bars have latches 67 pivoted to them so that they may be swung laterally and engaged over the upper side of'the bar 66, looking pins 68 being provided and being insertible in registering holes in "the latches and side bars to hold the latches in looking position. By this means the frame 61 is supported at its front and is prevented from relative endwise movement. At one side the In applying the connecting frame and attaching it to the latform frame, the latter is first elevated tolift the grain wheel off the ground. The connectin frame is then thrust endwise beneath t e wheel, and the arm 62' entered in the hole 63, whereupon the frame is elevated at its front and engaged with the under side of the cross bar 66, with the lugs 65 bearing against the rear side of the bar, the frame bar 61 being at the same time engaged over the horizontal end of the la 69. The latches 67 are now swung lateral y so as to enga the bar 66 and are locked in position by t e locking before alluded to. The connecting frame is now in place ready for connection with the tractor. This is accomplished by means of a pin 70 which is passed throu h registering holes in a lug 71 swiveled to t e frame bar 61 of the connecting frame, and in two plates 72 extending rearwardly from the rear end of the stub tongue 23 of the tractor truck and receiving the lug between them. The stub tongue is then raised to a horizontal osition and locked in such position to hol the latform elevated, by means of a bolt 73 ig. 9) which is passed through registering holes 74 in the two rear vertical frame bars 2 of the truck and throu 'h a hole in the tongue. The binder is now fully connected with the tractor in operative position for transportation, and .t e driver occupies a seat 75 (Figs. 8 and 9) sustained by the truck between the same and the arent end of the platform. This seat is carried by a seat spring 76 which is detachably interlocked with the truck frame so that it may be applied when the binder is to be connected for transportation, and may be detached when the binder is connected for operation. The 5 ring rests near its forward end upon a horizontal-bracket plate 77 (Fig. 9) and extends between the two rear bars and the truck frame and between two pins 78 projecting upwardly from the plate 77, and orward of th s plate the springengages against the under ed es of the two rear cross plates. 9

before al uded to, in which position it is held by a clamping hook 79 fastened to the extremity of the springand engaging over. one of the upper bars of the truck frame.

In order to limit the lateral rocking motions of the power unit relatively to the supporting truck aboutthe fore and aft axes of the supporting pins 9, I apply to the up per horizontal bars 2 of the supporting; truck, a bracket 80 provided with oppositelyinma e projecting horizontal stop arms 81 which are normally spaced some distance from the u der side of the beam 1, but which are adapted-to be engaged by said beam in the event of the undue lateral rocking of the same and thus limit said motion.

It will be observed that by reason of the form and'construction of the draft conneotions between the truck and implement. which connections-are pivoted at their forward ends on the horizontal pivot bolt 53 iand at their rear ends on the horizontal aligned axes 25 and 27, the implement will trail behind the truck and will be capable of a movement up and down about the axis 24 relative to the truck, whereby the truck and implement will accommodate themselves to the unevenness in the surface of the ground, and whereby the weight of the power unit and truck will be prevented from being imposed on the implement. Also it will be observed that due to the connection of the adjusting lever 28 with the stub tongue this tongue may be adjusted up and down relative to the truck, which action will correspondingly adjust the implement up and down, and thereby raise and lower the forward portion carrying the cutter bar, the said implement in its diiiercnt' adjustments being always capable of an up and down movement relative to the tractor.

Due to the form and construction oi the connections between the implement and the truck, the implement may be very readily and speedily attached and detached therefrom in order to enable it to be drawn in operative position for operation in the field, or to enable itto be drawn in inoperative position as for transportation over roads or from field to field, etc.

The subject matter relating to the transportation arrangement and its combination with the other elements of the invention has been made the subject matter of a divisional application Serial 313,706, filed July 28th, 1919, and the subject matter relating to the controls and their combination with the other elements of the invention has been made the subject matter of a division ap' plication Serial 311,209, filed July 18th, 1919.

lVhile in the accompanying drawings and foregoing description I have set forth my invention in the particular detailed form and construction which lprefer to adopt, it will be understood that these details may be variously changed and modified without departing from the limits of the invention;

and further it will be understood that the 1 W invention is not limited LC} any pfllllcllllll form or construction of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a two-wheeled about the axis of which it is adapted to be rocked relative to the tractor to raise and lower the front portion of the implement,

, means for rocking the implement and means connecting the tractor and implement for stabilizing both. of them and affording a point of ground contact between them, said means permitting the implement to be rocked relative to the tractor and to move relative' to the tractor about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis.

3. The combination with a two-Wheeled tractor of the unstable type, of an unstable implement, and a stabilizing truck for connecting the tractor and implement having means for tilting it and stabilizing both of them, said truck being pivoted to the tractor so as to swing about a substantially longi tudinal, horizontal axis and being connected to the implement so as to permit the latter to move freely about a substantially transverse, horizontal axis.

I. The combinationwith a two-wheeled tractor of the unstable type, of a binder adapted to rock about its ground wheel, and

having a cutter bar and a stabilizin truck tractor of the unstable type of a binder havl ing a cutter bar and adapted to be adjusted about a carrying wheel to vary the height of the cutter bar, a stabilizing truck connected to the tractor, a draft member pivoted near its forward end to the stabilizing truck and at its rear end to the binder, and means on the binder connected with the draft member for varying its position to vary the height of the cutter bar.

"if he combination with a two Wheel tractor of the unstable type, of a stabilizing truck connected thereto and to abinder having a cutter bar, means for tilting the binder to vary the height of the cutter bar, and connections between the stabilizing truck and binder permitting the latter to be tilted and to adjust itself relative to the lit ing a cutter bar, said binder bein bilized truck and at its rear to the binder, means on the binder connected to the tongue for varying the position of the ton 'e to vary the height of the cutter bar, an auxiliary draft members pivoted to the truck and to the binder on axes substantially coincident with the axes of the draft tongue.

8 A hitch for connecting a binder having a cutter bar to a twowheeled tractor having a rearwardly extending steering frame, comprising a truck adapted to be pivoted to said frame, and means connecting the truck and binder permitting the latter to be adjusted to vary the height of the cutter bar and to swivel about a horizontal,

transverse axis.

9. A hitch for connecting a binder to a two wheel tractor of the unstable type ha ving a coupling frame with tractor control carried by said frame, comprising a stabiliz- B ing tru'ck pivoted to the frame to swing about a substantially horizontal axis, connectioiis carried by the truck permitting the binder to be tilted when in operative position and arrranged to transmit draft to the 95 binder when the latter is connected intrana port position.

10. The combination with an unstable two wheel tractor, of a, wheeled stabilizing truck connected thereto, a separate draft device connecting the tractor'and truck, a

separate wheeled implement, and draft mechanism connecting the implement and truck.

11. The combination with an unstable two wheel tractor, of a wheeled stabilizing truck pivoted thereto so as to be movable about a substantially. longitudinal, horizontal axis, a separate draft device connecting the tractorsand truck, a separate wheeled imiso plement, and; draft mechanism connecting the implement and truck.

12. The COl'llblIltLillOIl with a unstable two wheelf 't racton having a coupling frame extending. -rearwardly relatively high above .55 the ground of a' wheeled stabilizing truck pivotally-coffin/cote arate draft deviceou i ectin'g the tractor and truck, a; separate "wheeled implement, and draft mechanism-"connecting the implement and truckZ/IX 13. The combination with an unstable two wheel tractorhavjfnga coupling frame extending rearwardly relatively high above .,j the ground, of a wheeled stabilizing truck connected to the frame so that the truck has a limited amount of forward and backward movement relative to the tractor, a draft device connecting the tractor with the truck, a separate wheeled implement, and a draft mechanism connecting the truck and implement. w

14. The combination with an unstable two wheel tractor having a rearwardly extending coupling frame, of a wheeled stabilizing truck connected to the frame so that the truck may move relative to the tractor about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis, a separate draft device connecting the tractor and truck, a separate wheeled implement, and draft mechanism between the implement and truck permitting the implement to move relative to the truck about a substantially transverse, horizontal axis.

15; The combination with a two wheel tractor, of an unstable implement, means connecting the tractor and implement for stabilizing each of them independently of the other, said means permitting the implement to move relative to the tractor about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis and means for limiting the movement of said implement relative to the tractor about said axis. I

16. In combination with a power unit, a truck supporting the same, a draft device connecting the truck and power unit, an implement in rearof the truck, a draft member pivotally connected respectively with the truck and implement on horizontal transverse axes, and draft bars pivotally connected at their forward ends with the truck on axes substantially coincident with the axis of the draft member at its forward end, and pivotally connected at their rear ends with the implement on axes, substantially coincident with the axis of the draft member at its rear end.

17. The combination of'a tractor, an implement connected with the same to trail behind the tractor and move relatively to it, controlling devices for the tractor, connections between the controlling devices and the tractor mechanism, a supporting frame for said controlling devices movably sustained by the implement, and a connection between said supporting frame and the a tractor to preserve the relations of the two' irrespective of the changing relations of the implement and tractor.

18. The combination of a tractor an implement connected thereto to trail behind the same and movable relatively to it, controlling levers for the tractor operable from a seat on the implement, a sup ort carrying said levers and mounted on t e implement and in relation to which said implement is movable, connecting rods between said levers and the tractor mechanism, and a link pivoted respectively to the supporting frame and tractor to preserve the re ations of the two irrespective of the changing relations of the implement and tractor.

19. The combination of a tractor, an implement connected thereto to trail l'JQlllHCl the same end movable relatively to it, horizontal fixed guide on the implement, e supporting frame mounted on said guide for fore and aft relative movement, controlling l vers pivoted to said frame, connecting 1 between the controlling levers and the tractor mechanism, and. a link the devices are mountecl on the tractor, and

rear extension sections connecting the forward sections with the controlling devices when the latter are mounted on the imple ment.

21. The combination with two Wheel tractor of the unstable type, of an unstable implement, means including o stsbilisiug truck connecting the tractor and implement to combine the two into stabilized unit, said means losing constructed to permit the implement to move relative to the tractor about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis, controlling mechanism for the tractor extending to the implement, and means on the implement for mounting the controlling mechanism so that the imlsle ment ma move to adjust itselt to inequalities in tie surface of the ground Without disturbing the controls.

22. The combination with a two Wheel tractor of the unstable type, oi? uristable implement, means, including 2;, stabilizing truck, connecting the tractor and implement to combine the two into a stabilized unit, said means being constructed to permit the implement to moverelative to the tractor shout n, stantielly longitudinal and about s. only stantielly transverse, horizontal axis, cntl control connections extending from the tractor sou mounted on theimplernent so that the latter may move to adjust itself to inequalities in the surface of the ground without disturbing the controls.

The combination with a two-wheel tractor oi the unstsbie tyne, of an unstable implement, means, including a stabilizing truck, connecting the tractor and implement to combine the two into e stabilized unit, said means being arranged to permit the implement to move relative to the tractor about a substantially, longitudinel trensverse axis, to be adjusted to various open ative positions, and to move in its various aoljustecl positions about a substantially transverse, horizontal axis to sclapt itself to the surface of the ground, and control mechanism extending; from the tractor and mountetl'on the implement so as to permit the implement to move entl be adjusted to various positions without interfering with. the controls.

2s. The combination with a two-Wheeled tractor of the unstable type, of on 'istsble implement, a stabilizing truclt pivoteil to the tractor to swing about longitudinal, horizontal axis and connected to the implement to permit the latterto swing about at substantially transv res, horizontal axis, and controlling mechanism extending from the tractor and mounted the implement so as to permit the to move relative to the tractor Withoutturbing the controls.

25. The combination with c two-wheel tractor of the unstable type, of an unstable implement, a stsioilizin truck connected to the tractor to swing e out a substentieliy longitudinal, horizontal axis, connections between the stabilizing truck entl implement, permitting the implement to be adjusted to vary its operating position and to permit it to move in its various adjusted e gositions about a transverse, horizontal. axis relative to the truck, and control connections extendring from the tractor and mounted on the ire plcment so as to permit the letter to he scijustecl and to adjust itself to its various post tions without interfering with the controls.

in, testimony whereof, l have aiiixetl my signature hereto.

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